A Pleasant Sweet Reunion
The fourteenth annual reunion of the Sweet family occurred Wednesday, Aug. 21st, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hezekiah Sweet, on north Clay street. The reunion lasted all day and well into the night and a number did not get away until Thursday. Tables were laid on the lawn and a bower of evergreens was erected over them and presented a very pleasant appearance. The day passed in feasting, social recreation and games. A business meeting was called and the following officers elected for the ensuing year:
- President - Mahlon E. Sweet, Kirtland, O.
- Vice Pres. - Hezekiah Sweet, Coldwater, Mich.
- Secretary - Jennie Wakelee, Kirtland, O.
- Treasurer - Carrie Heiges, Middlefild, O.
- Treasurer - Carrie Heiges, Middlefild, O.
- Marshall - Edmund Stearns, Auburn, O.
The following members were present.
- M.E. Sweet, Kirtland, Ohio
- Mrs. Lovina Clark, Blissfield, Mich.,
- Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Powell and child, Mr. and Mrs. John Powell and child, Miss Mary Thomson, Miss Florence Thomson, Miss Belle Powell and Miss Stelle Powell, Hanover, Michigan
- Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wilkins, Groveland, Mich.
- Messrs J. B. and Eugene Sweet, Mr. and Mrs. Aldelbert Wixon and child, Union City, Mich.
- Miss Mernie Bailey, Salmon City, Idaho.
- Mrs. Henry Winslow and Mr. Lewis Winslow, Osage, Iowa.
- Mrs. Lottie Sweet and child, Miss Berdena Sweet, Mr. Orlo M. Sweet, Mr. Herbert J. Sweet, Mr. R. E. Gilbert and two children, Painesville, Ohio.
- Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Keyes and Mrs. Emma Noyos, Batavia, Michigan.
- Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Holmes and three little daughters, Miss Louise Holmes, Mr. Nate Holmes and Master Allison Holmes, Burr Oak, Michigan.
- Mrs. S. VanAlstine, Mrs. Grace V. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hatmaker and two children and Mr. Benjamin Sweet, Bronson, Michigan.
- Mr. and Mrs. Aldelbert Short and little daughter and Mr. Charles Short, Mrs. Clarence Wixon and two children, Coldwater, Michigan.
- Mrs. E. O. Smith, Detroit, Mich.
- Mr. and Mrs. Hezekiah Sweet and two daughters, Mr. William Sweet and Master Ralph Sweet, Coldwater, Michigan.
- Mrs. Jason Brooks, Goshen, Ind.
- Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Fegles and Mr. D. B. Purinton, Coldwater, Michigan.
- Mrs. Peter Redman, Mr. Perry Redman and Mr. Charles Redman, Osseo, Michigan.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Sweet, Auburn, Ohio.